mmmmm, mondays: monster cookies

these cookies are so good it's stupid. they are like crack. seriously...i think i ate them for breakfast several days after convincing myself they were good for me. i determined that anything with peanut butter and oatmeal in the ingredients list must be healthy. i was justifying my addiction. if you have a new year's resolution to lose weight, don't make these. seriously, they are that good. you won't be able to stop.

monster cookies

3 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon corn syrup

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

4 1/2 cups oats 

1/2 cup flour

1 cup milk chocolate chips

1 cup peanut butter chips

1 cup m & m's

preheat oven to 350 degrees. mix eggs, sugars, vanilla, corn syrup, baking soda and salt. add the peanut butter and melted butter. mix well. add the flour, oats, chocolate chips, peanut chips and m & m's.

spray baking sheets with non-stick spray. scoop out dough by heaping tablespoon. form into a ball and press down lightly onto the baking sheet. bake for 10-12 minutes. 

let the crack addiction begin.

pressed down before baking

peanut-butter-scotch o's

i don't know about you, but i love recipes that involve cereal. i use multi-grain cheerios for this one to make it a little less horrible for you. these really are good and are especially addicting while they are still warm and gooey.

peanut-butter-scotch o's

1 cup corn syrup

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 cups peanut butter

1/4 t. salt

1 t. vanilla

11 0z. package of butterscotch chips

6 cups cheerios (i use multigrain but regular o's work fine as well)

bring the corn syrup, brown sugar and peanut butter to a low boil in a large pot. remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt. add the cheerios and butterscotch chips all at once and stir until all of the o's are completely coated. press into a buttered 9x13 pan. cut and enjoy!

mmmmm, mondays: o'henry bars

i'm not sure where this recipe originated but it's one of my husband's favorite desserts from his childhood. he just celebrated his 40th birthday so this one's for him.

o'henry bars

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

4 cups oatmeal

1 bag chocolate chips

3/4 cup peanut butter

cream butter, brown sugar and sugar. add oatmeal. press into an 10 x 13 pan and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. remove from heat and cool.

melt peanut butter and chocolate chips over low heat. pour mixture over cooled oatmeal pan. spread chocolate mixture to coat oatmeal completely with a layer of chocolate. place in refrigerator to cool until ready to serve.


cut into 2-inch square bars.